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ASSikES. I eFIELMSFORD, foLT 28. John Ryah, a 'soldier in the 57th regithent. ,Was 'indicted fur ravishing Susannah Hall ou the 28th of May last. This was a most cruel case, as detailed by the pro- - secutrix, a young girl of 17, who stated that s she was nursery maid to Capt. Buntling, of the Q2d re giment,,and on the night in question she was going from Warley Barracks in company with one Connel,. who, it appealed, was _her 'sweetheart : after they had passed the -centinel some way, they met three soldiers, one of whom she knew to be' Ryan, the prisoner. One of them laid hold of her, and at tempted to free her from - Conners arm. - Connel told them she was - not a bad girl; and desired them to desist. Ryan swore he did not care what she was, e.r he would have her : the. other two•then forced her away from Coimel, and dragged her to a neigh bouritig field, while Ryan stood guard over Connel to prevent hint iirre'rfering.. When the two other sol- . diets got her in the field, they dragged het - through' ' a small pend, then threw her down and•vielated her; afterwards Ryan did the-same. - This they repeated twice, the prisoner R ) an being the ;last mane She was • positive to the per Son of Ryan, - as he had a broken tooth in front, and his teeth projeaed.. The prisoeer; evidently with great care,, kept his mouth strut ; but upon being called- upon • for his defence, • when he spoke, appeared that his teeth were as the prosetittlix had described. Her statement was corroborated by Cen.nel, who also identified the person of the PriSranet. Verdict— Guilty. George Nelson. v‘'as indiCied for ravishing:Eliza beth, the wife of James Pool, on the 30th of MarCh , last. The Prisoner was an artilleryman, quartered at Warley Barracks, and the Prosecutrix said her-hus band was ostler at an Inn in Brentwood. Oct the 30th of March she had been. at Wariey Barracks, whither she usually 'went to sell small articles. As she was returning home through the field; in the evening, she found it getting dark; - and saw the Pri soner following her. She paused a moment whe ther to return to the Barracks or not, but found. herself farther off than she expetted.. The Prisoner asked bee why She was going so fast—she replied, she thought-haw husband was corning to meet her, and she expected him every minute. She walked an, and shortly heard the Prisoner behind her, who threw her down, and stopped her mouth with one band. He perpetrated his purpose,. and just then her cries brought two persons to her assistance, Bombardier Roberts and Serjeant Duncan. She knew the latter ; he seized the Prisoner, who then pretended to be drunk, bur she was sure he was not. Roberts and Duncan were both gone on the expedi tion. The Jury found the Prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to be transported for lite. • William Clements and Waller- Clements, father and son, were indicted for a burglary in the house of John Burley, at Dagenham, and robbing the house 'of various articles, of mo,ncy, &c. The above Prisoners were part of the gang who had robbed several houses, and of whom Cook and Sirnunons, convicted yesterday, were also a part. Mrs. Berley stateo,that as she was sitting in her . parlour, about five 'or six o'clock in the evening of the 7th of january,, th:• Prisoners burst into the room, and demanded her keys ; she gave them to them, ane. they immediately proceeded to ransack . the house, and took away all the notes and money ` they could find. Shadbold, anaccomplice, the same who was ex amined 'yesterday, confiimed her statement ; and added, that the) fisst bor.nd a cartcr, whom they found in time stables., They - wercl both found guilty, John Tierney was . convh c ied of the wilful' murder / of Samuel Watkinsuil, at Colchester,' on the 28th of June last. The conduct of the Prisoner was most unaccount ably ,wanton. He had do maliCe against the de ceased.in particular, but in a fit of brutality dedar ed be would knock down whot ver came near him. The deceased, unfortunately came in his wav , aced he struck him with his Widgeon, which• knocked him down : when the poor man rose, be repeated his blows, and aanally killed him.—He was imme diately sentenced to be hanged on Monday morning. Waiter •Clements, Gale, and Simmons, for house ; breaking ; and Ryan for the rape, were also left for execution. KEMP V. FIX,EWOOD. - In this case the Defendant is Rector of Sible fie dingham, in the county, who has for several years lived in a state of civic war, or what is as bad, of civil law with the parish, respecting the tythes. The present case was tried At the 14st Summer Assites for this county, and now came for a second trial.— It was an aelion of tresspass for not taking away tythes atter they were set our. The Defendant re fused, on the ground that he had hot proper notice, inasmuch as by the custom of. the parish he was en titled to notice, in garden-tythes, the night before, for the next morning, and before six in the' morning' for the same day. After several witnesses were ex amined, as to the custom, The LORD CHIEF BARON observed, t hat by the Corn- Mon Law no notice was necessary, and that it could only be done by special COMM, and gave it as his decided opinion, - that the evidence adduced did not satisfatitorily prove the existence of such an ancient custom in Sible Hedingham. The Jury therefore found for the Plaintiff. Tuesday night a desperate affray took place at Ply mouth, between a parry of Cornirdi Miners, on per manent duty in that garrison, and a detachment of the 3d, or Old Buffs. A dispute having taken place between one of the former and one of the Buffs, the Cornish men, •in a_ body, marched from their..bar racks, to the amount of about 200, and fell furiously on th e Buffs, whose number (lid not exceed 20 : bayonets were drawn on each side , •many were se verely wounded, and every thing indicated the most seriva,consequences, when the fortunate arrival of the Officers belonging to each corps, put an end to the oncqual - contest.. The ringleaders were sent to the guard-house, and the militiamen ordered, " one and ail," to their.barracks, where they are still kept. :PRICE -0, 13ank Stock, n . Navy sper Cent. 99 94i 99 Irish s per Cent. , '4 per Lent. 8 4U 3 per Cent. Red. 68 61 3 per Ct. Cons. 67 i 68; 67 Bank L. Ann. rBi 13-16ihs LONDON : Printed b% RICHARD HARRIS, of No, 4, Martlett-cant, Bow-street; and nblisbed by WILLIAM A RMIG ER SCRIPPS, South Mlton•street; G oFvenor.square. At the SUN-;Ol , FicE, No. 112, Strand; where Advertiaernents, Orders for the Paper, Letter for the . Editor, ece.. (pose-puia), must_bt addressed. ~i~/ ~ l~ ~l~~ The following 'report from Gen. Blake was pub lished by the Junta, in an Extraordinary Gaiette of the 3d, accompanied by a very eloquent and ener getic appeal to the Spanish armies. Most Excellent Sir,—On the t Bth of last month, I addressed to his Majesty, from Calunda, a memorial, in which I gave you an account of the disgracetk.l action of. Belchite : and stated, at the same time, that front the distraeted state of my mind, it was not possible for me to enter into' the-particu lars of that calamitous'event. Although it is no easy task to discard from my mind the.anarchy and other unfortw4te results which, may arise from the above defeat, which neither the nation .nor I and the good . Officers of the army could expeCt, yet it appears to me indispensable to state this to your Excellency, in order that you may be able to communicate them to his Majesty. In the report I made to your Excellency on the of this current month, I stated to you our si tuation, .and my confident hope that in case of being attacked by the enemy opposed ad us, I should be able to beat him. Fortuna might have been'so . a& verse to us, as to be defeated by the enemy ; but I. ccittld not expect that the troops under my command could take to flight. without , fighting, and that in consequence of a few cannon-shot being fired, they would abandon a position in which they had nothing to fear from the enemy's horse, nor from those ad vantages which at times strike armies with a panic terror which inducet them to fly without knowing why. • - - Belchite is situated on the declivity of somt heights which nearly surround it, and begin from the road of Zela, so that i the . entrance of the place lies on a declining ground, beginning at a point called Calvario. The above heights stretch along the road which. leads to Fuenterodos,- and pass the' foot of a hill 'more advanced than the rest, on Which . stands the hermitage of Pueja. -front of. Sara gossa the country is a plain, covered witbgardens and olive plantations, without any other broken ground than a few ravines,Through'which pasSes the road to Alboston, which is one league distant from Bel cline. The heights over which lies the road up Fu enterodos begin at the, hermitage of Santa Barbara, near Belchite, on the environs of which are exten sive pasture-grounds, and two large buildings for the reception of cattle. These buildings and her mitage supported the right•flank and our position. 7— Our front and lett stretched along the aforesaid•hills, where there is but little broken ground, and 'in the rear of our position was garden-ground, .passing be tween the heights of Calvario and that place. • "•The troops posted at the, hermitage of Santa Barbara and in the pasture-ground could not by any . means be attacked by cavalry, nor could the centre be charged by the enemy's horse without being ex posed to a destrudive cross fire ; and the troops forming the left wing bad a retreat open to the said point of the hermitage of Santa Barbara. " The hermitage of Pueja was accordingly occu- • pied by our troops; two regiments were - ordered to take post on the height of Calvario, and thepark of artillery was placed in the rear. The olive planta tions were also occupied by our troops. " The cavalry was posted in the environs of the place, and in the road to Saragossa, to cover the same, supported by another regiment of foot. The rest of the:troops occupied the heights froth Santa Barbara to the road' of Fuenterodos, drawn up ac cording to the nature of the ground, so that in some places they formed three ranks. • Besides these,' columns of attack were formed in order to fall upon the enemy in case he should make at y 'obstinate attack on our left, and ata offen sively against firm. Should these columns even have been routed, they might have retreated to The cen tre and right wing, Where they had nothing to fear . but in front, and where it would have *proved alto-, gether impossible for the enemy to continue the at tack. Lastly, the artillery ,Vv3s posted in such a manner as to cover the attack to be made by the said coluMns, 'and in case Of any unfortunate event it could tall back '0 the same Point as the troops. " In this manner were the troops drawn up, and they made repeated promises to do their duty. The roes y after having first made his appearance on the heights of Atbostan, marched in the mean time against our lett, and one column advanced with two pieces of cannon, preceded by a strong advanced party. Whileours was falling back, the head of his column appeared on the heights, and his artillery tired four or five .shot; at the same tithe be threw two or three grenades, which disabled four or five men. Our artillery began to combat his, or rather returned his tire,, when ,one regiment was thrown into confusion by one of to i e enemy's grenades, as, they say, and fled in the utmost disorder, without firing a shot. .!" -It was followed by another, and a third, all - flying, without having discharged a gun, and in a few moments the Who - le position was abandoned, some corps taking probably to flight for' no (Atter, reason than that they were' not' able to maintain their position amidst the contusion caused by-others, which fell upon them and. obstructed their tire. " Thus we the detterals, and some Officers, were left alone, ivithout being able to rally a body which could make no opposition, and . 1 had the, mortifica tion to see an army dispersed, auandoning all its baggage, and throwing away its arms and even its cloaths before a single ,corps of the enemy. Nor were we able to avail ourselves of the defence of any strong pine, as it was impossible to collect two hunched men to make head against the enemy. It is well knoWn they were.not in .want,ot -ammunition or provisions, and that on my part I neglected no thing that might enable them, if not to obtain a victory, ac least to maintain the reputation of our arms. If his Majesty should accede to the roiliest I made in , my representation of the 18th, I hope I shall be able to prove still more satisfaCtorily what I affirm. " These dispersions are, to our disgrace, too fre quent in the armies. I do- not think this td be the place to point out their causes, but I cannot avoid saying that a few individuals, who spew a bad ex ample, may contribute to discourage an army, with out the knowledge of the General, whore ears tiie conversation of these timid and ignorant men, who are on • that account mote cautious and reserved, with difficulty reach. If the love of my country not 'supeliede in 'the every otiier considerations, I should be perfedly easy iu.the recolie&ion, that this same army - confesses I omitted nothing, as a Ge neral or a Soldier, to lead theft* in the 'path Of hot.. nour. " The fakchoods they 'have circulated, to ex cuse their unexampled-cowardice, that The French had received a reirdorcerrierit of i&,006 men, shewt; that they cannot but acknowledge that they fle d without knowing on whom to throw the blame.— Gud preserve your Excellency many year;. ' (Signed) " Joke.uiN BLAKE." " Xuta, June 22." SPORTING INrELLIGEIVCE. LEWES RACES, THURSDAY, JULY 27. The last half mile,, for cogs. h. f. to be rode by Gentlemen. Sir B.Graham's b. m. Masquerade, Bst. tzlb. Mr. Webster's b. g. Aid-de-Camp, gst. xolb. His Majesty's Plate of tc,ogs. for horses of all ages. Lord Egremont's c. h. Eledicn, 5 yr. old, /Ist. 61b. a I Mr Forth's b. h. Sunbeam, 4yr. old,' lost. 41b. - 2 2 Mr. Croft's b. h. Hippomenes, aged, tzst. zto. 3 3 6 and 7toxon E. lettion after the first heat to to t. - I - 2 PRIDAY• The County Plate of sol. for Horses of all denominations. Sir G. Webster's b. h. Bacchanal, 5 yrs old, Sat. Sib. t tr Mr. G. Witherden's b. c.' Countryman, 4 yrs old, 7st. 61b. Mr. Webster's b: g. Aid-de-Camp, Bst. 71b. beat Sir B. Graham's b. g. Cygnet, Bst: last half mile, sgos. h. ft. The Town Plate of 50l tor horses ,of all ages. Sir B. Graham's b. m.lilasquerade, aged, received sogs. SaTURDAY. Mr. Craven's Pragoman, gst. beat Mr. Webster's Swing bar,"Sst. sogs. last hall mile. The Ladies' Plate of bogs. free for all horses. One four-mile . Heat. Ld Egremont's c. h. Eled l ion, 5 yrs uhl, Bst. 41b. Election walked over -7 to 4on Eiedion., • ;The sports - expeEted • to-day were unpleasantly abridged, in consequence of, a very severe accident that happened to that celebrated rider -Bu CKLE, who' rude the lion. B. CRAVEN'S horse Dragoman against Mr. WEBSTER'S Swingtar, the-last half mile for bogs. which he won in high style; but before he could pull up his horse, a carriage improperly crossed that part of the ground, which of course he was compelled to take, nor, with all his skill, was it possible lot him to avoid the pole of it, which deeply lacerated his . right thigh.. This., passed, be unfortunately met in contaEt ith a person On horse back, when boili horses and both riders were brought to the ground, and it was at first feared that both riders were kilted. BUCKLE was much hurt, but the other received but little injury. Fortunately no bones were fraEtured, but BUCKLE was so ill after the'accident, that- he was removed from. the course to Lepes in a carriage. Neither of the horsei were materially hurt. BUCKLE was to have rode Bacchanal . against EleElion, for the Ladies Plate of 6o gs. but being in capacitated, the latter horse walked over the Course for.it. The - County Plate, and a match, which were expeEted to afford some diversion, were both put,off in consequence - of the above melancholy ca tastrophe, the race which produced it being the only one of the day, and the last therefore of the year.— It is feared so severe are the hurts he has received, that many weeks will elapse ere poor BUCKLE reco vers from the painful effects of his misfortune. Portsdown Fair has this year been uncomrnonly..l well attended, particularly on the second day, which Was on Thursday last. To those who have not been present at this Fête it is scarcely possible to convey an adequate . idea: of its interesting :charaaler. It is held on the immense 'and elevated' Down, which commands a full view of Portsmouth harbour, - Spit bead, the Isle of Wight, and of all the surrounding country to the extent of many miles, while on the - North Western declivity of the hill' are the pie.; turesque woods, shrubberies, and grounds of me.- Lindegrin, which from lin immemorial right are thrown open to the people during this annual festi vity. This is one of the few Fairs in England which re tains the ancient character of a public malt, mixed with English'sportS.• All the inhabitants,.far many miles, crowd to it to supply thnnselves with neces saries for the year 7 --and it therefore exhibits all the varieties of a regular market. But the beauty of the Down, the elasticity of the air in so high a situa tion, the sea breeze, the charms of the neighbouring country, all contribute to make this Fair the ren dezvous of the gay and fashionable, as well as of the industrious and labouring part of the communi ty, and the p ele'mele is highly . charaeteriStiC of the genuine English 'people, for thus assembled and mixed together-there prevailed the most Perfect good humour; and to the latest hour of the night there was not the slightest tuninit or interruption to the general joy. There were not fewer, perhaps, than 40,000 persOns assembled on the. Down on Thurs day last, and as they appeared in various groupes, as sembled in the different lanes of shops, or booths, or round the different shews, or rambling throtigh the groves, or down the beautiful slopes of 'Mr. Linde grin's I lace; 'they presented a speCtacle which is scarcely to be paralleled in point of variety. The day u. as beautifhl, and . the mirth of the - Very rowat of the crowd, trough extremely comical, was neither boisteroUs nor turbulent. There was none of that hustling and mobbing which are too common in the Fairs near London, and which are-always accessary to the picking or pockets. The booths were filled with every sort of viands, so as to be equal to Inns— and there was every specieS'of merriment and gam bol in different parts of the Fair, except gaming, which was strictly prohibited. It was very full also on Friday, though not so crowded as on the day before; when the three towns of Portsniouth, Port ,sea; and Gosport, had poured forth all their poptila bon. The Dutch Herring, Fishery, which used to em- ploy several thousand frshermen, this year.engages only three smacks. The seizure of sixteen cod vessels by the English is made a pretext by the Go vernment for preventing a trade which it has feared might afford facility to,. commercial or political in tercourse with this country. _ _ The wheat harvest has already commenced in' Sussex, and in many parts in the neighbonrhond of the "Metropolis, and will be general in most of the southern counties•in the course of the coming week. Iu Cambridgeshircand Hertfordshire the crops ar• rather light, in conseqUence of the want of raid, but in most other parts they promise abundant duce. Vill3 norse Guards, filly 2s, At a General Court Martial held at Chelsea on the 3d of June, 1809, acid coml.; ued by adjourn ments to the t sth of the same month, Captain Fran- Drew, of his Maje'Sty's 46th Regiment of Foot, was arraigned npon'the fol:OwlngCharges, viz. ist. For having'on 'the 4th lantiary, 18.00., at or near Los 'Besnos in Spain, behaved in a manner highly disciiderly and unofficer- like,in addressing Lieutenant- Cidon.:ll"eac,,cke in a peremptory and disrespectful tone; such conditet being 4 breach of his duty as an Officer, and, to theprejudiceot good order and military discipline. 2d. For having, on the 4th of January, 1809, at or near Los Besnos in Spain, taken upon himself to order a detach= riient of the British army, under the coinniand of Lieutenant- Colonel l'eacockc, to halt %N. ithout any authority from Lieu . tenant-Colonel Peacocke, such' condutt hying a breach at his duty as an Officer, alui.tO the prejudice of gond older and military discipline. .Upon Which Charges the C'onrt bath adjudged that Captain Drew be dismissed his Majesty's ser:- vice, and trusts this example will deter other Offi cers -hereafter with their Cilmmanding interfering Officer, in a•manner so unwarranted and unprece— dented, • His Majesty has been phased to approve and con;- firm 'the sentence of the Court, arid has ordered that it shall be intimated to Captain - Pialder4on of the 4th Foot, and Captain Payler of the 52d Regiment, that their conduct throughout this transaaion, which haS thtis brought 'disgrace and punishment upon their brother Officer, was not such as ought to have been adopted by Officers of their - standing in the service ; bot.as it appears to his Majesty to have proceeded from a want of due discretion and attention to their relative Situations, with resped to their Command ing Officer Lieatenant-Colonel Peacocke,' and not from any wiltul.desire to interfere with his just au,- thority,- his Majesty trusts that this admonition will have its 'due weight in impressing upon their Minds a more cautious and respettful obedience to th,: , thorny of their Commanding Officer in future. . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. DRESDEN, JULY 'l3.—This morning, at two o'clock, the drum was beaten, and the garrison, consisting 'of 400 men, set out on their way toteip sic, the enemy having made his appearance yester day evening in Dippoldswatde. NAPLES, JULY . 3.—The Ceres is the obje& of ge-, • necal interest and admiration. There is not a gool Neapolitan who has not'been on board. The oioi:c closely we consider -it, the more we admire its re sistance,- and acknowledge that we owe every this; on that day to the taEties of the Commander, ant ,- the.bravery of the crew. At the Moment when the affairs at Ischia and Pro cida took place, some troops of robbers attempted-tq laud on several parts of the cuttsL Qn the night of the 25th, they approached a place called Fiosa. 011 the morning of the 26th, other vessels attacked the tower of Capriola. Every where these attempts were fruitless; they were driven back by the .Pro vincial Guards, and obliged to retreat with preci.• pitation. Two hostile vessels, armed as Corsairs, approach ed the -roads of Saint- Vito, but they were drives away by a party of the country people armed, headed by a respeetable'priest. 44 . MILAN, JULY 6,—A troop .of robbers, from the mountains adjoining the kingdoms of Italy, Naples,' and the Roman States, dared to. make their.appear ance- before Norcia, on the 28th ult. a detachment of the Civic Guards of Spoletto defended the town till succours could arrive, when 'they took flight, after blowing up a powdPF-iiiill. SEMLIN, JUNE- 20.-.—According to intelligence from Turkey, the Turkish troops which had arriv ed at Nissa, Itudschuk, and Silistria, consisting for • the greater part of Asiatics, which in the beginning of spring were collected in the neighbourhood of Adrianople, and in the last month proceeded in . this direCtion, have suddenly united with the trooPl under the Pachas and Agas of Bulgaria. Their number is great, and they daily receive reinforce ments. According to a tirman of the Grand Sig- mgr's, the Vizir. of Travenich, in Bosnia, is in like manner to bring forward a corps , of 2Q,000 men,. and advance with the same towards the Drin Buzawa. On the 17th and 18th, a cannonade was distinali heard in the neighbourhood of the Drill the issue 1 5 • yet unknowH. As lamas we yet know, the Turks have forced the passage Drin. In the Danube'at Karlowi,z and Salankament, six miles from hence, the fishermen have fished a great number of drowned men. • BIRTHS. On Monday last, in Grafton.street, Dublin, the Lady of Captain Cruderip of the ist Regiment of Tower Hamlets Mi litia; of a Daughter. On Thursday last, at Great Missenden, Bucks, the Ladl of George Ormerod, Esq. On Friday last, the Countess De Barde, of a Son. MARRED. On Thursday last, at St. janies's, IVestrninst-r, Mr. go' hert Loder, jun, of Woodbridge, Sultblk, to Miss Winger Simonds, second daughter -of Mr. Simonds, Of Wigton, CuMberland.' _ . _ On Thursday se:might., at .Kelmarsh, Northatnritonshir c t Setherton Isranthwlyt Micklethwayt, Esq. to Ann, on - dauigliter of the late William Hanbury, 'Esq. olKelinarsttr and of Shobden Court, Herefordshire. DIED. On Monday, last, at Qvington, in Essex, in the Sist of his age, the Rev. George Downing, A.M. Preberttary 0 Ely Cathedral; and Rector of Ovington and Tilbury, in LI I6 County of Essex. On Thursday last, at his house in Duncan-place, Citi r Road, - ISlington, after a - severe and painful illness of fiv tr weeks, 4‘ , 1r., Moses Magwood, in•the 45th year ofhis age. .On liriclay last, after a long and severe illness,. Mrs. sari' derson," wite of Mr. Sanderson, Composer .of Music to tf' c Royal Circus, &c. The , saine day, at' an advanced age, at his housb on t lic , Marine Parade, Brighton, G. 13ai1lie, Esq. many years . ' Merchant at the Island of St, Vincent, in the West Indi o . :„ On Saturday, after a severe and lingering illness, Sarno" ESq. of Tooting, in Surrey. • ' • - 'The Wine morning, Mrs. Harnerton, wife of . C. Hama' ton; Esq. of Whitc.friars. STOCKS SATU RDA Y. , India Stock; 187 1 " ' India Bonds, i9s. ers.:pr• Exc,heq. Bills,. Bs. 135.. Pr' Oninium, Imperial 3 per Cent. Ditto Ann. Cons. for Aug, 681